Pangaea Ventures

Pangaea Ventures Ltd is a prominent Canadian / North American advanced-materials and clean-technology sector-specialist venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (with additional offices in the U.S.). The firm was founded in 2000 by Managing Partners Andrew Haughian and Chris Erickson alongside partners, and operates as one of the longest-established and most specialised dedicated advanced-materials / advanced-materials-and-hardtech VC firms globally. The firm makes minority ESG (environmental-social-governance) investments across seed, early-stage, and later-stage companies operating in advanced materials (nanotechnology, clean-tech materials, advanced chemicals, coatings, specialty polymers), sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture, clean water, and adjacent materials-science-adjacent clean-technology themes. Pangaea Ventures has raised multiple institutional funds (Pangaea Fund I, II, III, IV) with aggregate AUM exceeding USD 350 million+ across vintages, typically writing initial check sizes in the USD 1 to 5 million range. The firm is recognised as a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-PRI) and operates with an explicit ESG / impact thesis. Notable portfolio companies include EEStor (energy storage), Natrx (materials), Zinc8 Energy Solutions, Loopshare Technologies (now various exits), and many other North American clean-tech and materials-science companies.